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Aug. `9,- .1938.

INVNTR ron DISPLAY Box Filed Aprillzo, 1957 VMM fman BY #J/ @fossPatented Alim 9; l t; l 3 f '-UNITED ys'rnirs PATENT omcv DISPLAY BoxJerome Shiffman and Harry Gross,` New York, N. `Y.

Application April zo, `1931, serial No. 131,946 y n scams. (el. 11s-12mmI Y y I This invention relates to improvements infA v similarrecess orslot `1 which receives theleaf boxes, jewelry cases or' ther receptaclesand I'Iof the hinge. When the"cove`r is 1in proper pomore particularlyto the hinge structurev thereof. sition as shownin Fig. 1, it will benoted that the At the present time boxes or receptables of this slot 1isnot in Vdirect verticalalignment with thei 5 character are often made,of hard, plastic mateislot 5 inthe bodyportionll", but isplaced for- 5rials such as the phenolic substance commonly Wardly of said slot 5 inorder that it may' receive referred to as bakelite and other similarmatethe offsetleaf ,II oflthe hinge. The rear wallV 4 rials. Due tothelack of resiliency of these maf of the box has its upper endzprovidedwith a rib terials, the conventional methods of attaching or bead 8extending between and connecting a. the hinge to connect the cover tothe-body `of the pair of rounded opstanding `lugs 303i lo `box are'often impracticable becauseof the possi- The hinge is shown in detailin Figs. 4-and 5 i fbility ofcracking or breaking the box when rivetsand it will be seen there that the same "is'comor other like fasteningmeans are employed; Adposed o'f the two leaves IIJ and I I rolled orcurled ditlonally, inusing a hinge fora box of this kind, fasindicate'dat I2 in the conventional manner to l5` it is importantthatthehinge be more or less receive the hinge pin I3. The-leaf II whichis 15 1concealed so that the exteriorof the box will prethat enteringinto the `slot 1 in the cover 6, is offsent a smooth and attractiveappearance which is set as clearly shown; said leaf is alsosplit'transoften detracted from by the .exposed heads of verselyasindicated at the two points' -3I and 32,

Y rivets or other known hinge-attaching means. and is ,distorted orcorrugated to provide the re- The primary object therefore of thisinvensilient porti-ons 33 and 34 adjacent the slits 32, 20

` tion is to provide 'a hinge structure which can said portionsconstituting resilient tbnguesfwhich i `easily be attachedto the boxvbody and cover` I when the leaf is inserted in the slot 1, areslightwithout the possibility of damaging or breaking 1y Compressed andtheir resiliency will `tend to the box or cover and dispensing with theuse of l hold theleaf II tightly in lslot 1 without the use f rivets orother means which penetrate the box of Aadditional fastening means.Bythe formation 25 and are often exposed on the exterior thereof. of theroundedpressed-out `elements 3,3, 34 the A further `object of theinvention is to provide leaf near its/ free end is/undulated orcorrugated. a hinge of the character-mentioned which will be lit theslits 3| and 32( shoulders 31 are formed substantially invisible in thecompleted structure. which act to bite into thewalls of the slot and Inthe accompanying drawingwhereinan emresist 'a withdrawal movement of theleaf from 30 bodiment o! the invention is shown, Figa 1 is a the` slot.`1 3 A vertical sectional view through a box provided i The leaf` I0 issimilar in construction to that i withgthe improved hinge structure, theview beshown at `II, except that `it is notoffset.. It is f ing takensubstantially on the line I-I `of Fig. 6, provided with the slots 3I`and 32 and the looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 2 is arounded resilientL corrugation's 33 and 34 which 35 vertical sectionalview through the hinge strucwhen tongue II] is inserted in slot 5,resiliently ture of the box on the line 2--2 of Fig. 6, looking andfrictionally engage the walls o f said slot to in the direction of thearrows; Fig. 3 is a secthereby hold the tongue securely in positiontional view similar to Fig. 1 showing the cover of therein. A curvedspring 25, formed with hooked 4o the box in openposition;'Fig. 4 isafront view of ends 23, has said ends engaging over the edgesl 40 thehinge separated from the boxfand its cover; of apertures35 and 36 formedin thewleaves -IIi Fig. 5 is an edge view of the hinge ofFig. 4; and andII of the hinge. This spring serves to hold Fig. 6 Vis a sectional viewthrough the box, said the cover of the box in either the closedposition,

section being taken at right angles to that of Fig. of the same shown inFig. 1, or `the open position 1. i I shown in Fig. 3. 45 In thedrawing,l I indicatesV the body or con- With the arrangement shown, thehinge is very taining chamber of the box. The same may be easily fittedin place byv inserting the leaf I0 of any particular ornamental form orshape and in slot 5 and forcing the saine down-into said is providedwith a bottom 2 from 4which extends slot. The springiness inV the curvedor rounded V the upstanding circumferential wall 3. The porprojectionsor corrugations 33 and 34 enables 50 tion of this wall `at the rear ofthe box designated y these portions to flatten slightly when the leaf isat 4, is provided with a downwardly extending reinserted in the slot andtheir tendency to spring cess or slot 5 for the reception of the leaf I0of backto normal rounded or curved form causes the hinge as will behereinafter pointed out. them to grip the walls or` surfaces of the slotThe cover member 5 of the box is provided with rmlylto thereby securelyhold the leaf III with- 55 5 `in slot I. Additionally the portionsofsaid pro- A VVstanding rib or bead l located between projections. servesto closeV the rear portion of the Joint between the cover member andbody portion and thereby conceals practically all portions of the hinge.The oifsetleaf il of the hingeenables-the cover to be swung back to awide open position as said leaf being offset avoids contact with the rib8 when the cover is swung wide open.

Through the arrangement disclosed a satisfactory hinge structure isprovided which may be easily attached to the body of the box and itscover by forcing the two leaves ofthe spring into'the slots oi' the bodyand cover respectively. The naturev of the springmembers I3 and. on theleaves of the hinge is such as to cause these portions to firmly gripthe walls ofthe slotsv and they are thereby firmly held in the slots andthe hinge attached in position without vpiercing the body of thebox orcover.Y Accordingly, the exterior appearance of the box is smooth andunbroken by rivet heads and the like.A Also', the manner in whichthevcoveris fitted and co-op- Y crates with theoif-set portion' of y thehinge pro- -duces a coverfitment wherein Athehingels reneach having aslot in its back wallv extending inwardly from the edge thereof, thehinge having pivotally connected leaves,1one of each of said cover, eachhaving a slot in its back wall extend- -ing inwardly from the edgethereof, the hinge having pivotally connected leaves, one of each ofsaid leaves extending into cach of the slots, each 'leaf vbeing providedwith several outwardly distorted portions arched transversely of thedirection oi!Y pivotal movement of the-leaves with respect to oneanother, the leaves being split adjacent to said portions and at -theend of said portions located nearest to the pivotal connection of theleaves to form shoulder portions on said undulations. A

3. A box or similar receptacle having a body portion and cover, a hingeconnecting the body portion with the cover, the body portion and covereach having a slot in its back wall extending inwardly from the edgethereof, the hinge having pivotallyl connected leaves, one of each ofsaid leaves extending into each of the slots,

each leaf being provided with spaced slits and outwardly distortedrounded arched portions -terminating in shoulders at the slits, theshoulders being in faced relation to the hinge axis for frictionallyengaging the walls of the slots to thereby anchor the leaveswithin theslots.

4. A bo'x or similar receptacle having a .body portion and a cover, ahinge connecting the body portion and the cover, the body portion andcover each having Ya slot in its back wall, the slot in the body portionextending downwardly from the top edge of said back wall and the slot inthe cover extending upwardly from the bottom edge of the cover, the slotin said cover beingl respect to the other to thereby fit the disalignedslots. each leaf being undulated and having edge portions of theundulations forming shoulders for frictionaily engaging the interiorwall surfaces of the slots.

5. A box Vor similar receptacle having a body portion and a cover. ahinge connecting the body portion with the cover, the body portion andlcover each having a slot in its back wall extending inwardly from theedge thereof, the hinge having Vpivotally connected leaves, Yone ofeach' of said leaves fitting into each of the slots, each leaf beingundulated and having at least some Vof Vthe undulations provided attheir ends nearest to the point of pivotal connection of the leaves withedge portions forming shoulders said shoulder edges being in facedrelation to the hinge axis for frictionaily engaging the interior wallsurfaces of the slots. JEROME SHIFFMAN. lHARRY GROSS.

